Research Guides: POLS 1150: International Politics: Home

Country Information

CIA World Factbook
Country information provided by the United States Central Intelligence Agency
The Correlates of War (COW) Project
COW seeks to facilitate the collection, dissemination, and use of accurate and reliable quantitative data in international relations.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world. Browse for information by Country or Topic.

Political Handbook of the World (2020-2021) This link opens in a new window
This resource provides political information and in-depth coverage of current political controversies with facts and analysis on individual country’s governmental and political makeup.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution This link opens in a new window
Complete full-text content from 1985-present of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.
Los Angeles Times This link opens in a new window
Full text articles from The Los Angeles Times newspaper
New York Times (1980 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Major resource for national and international news and current events, provided by Nexis Uni. In the guided search, choose "A Publication", then your search term(s), then choose "New York Times" in the "Find Publication" box.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
This major United States business newspaper provides information on U.S. and international business. Full text coverage from 1984-present.
USA Today (via NewsBank) This link opens in a new window
USA Today full text from 1987 to the present.

Search across multiple news sources in one database.

NewsBank This link opens in a new window
Full-text newspaper articles covering international, national, and local news. Includes the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Charlotte Observer, and many others.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new window
Search across more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis.
Washington Post This link opens in a new window
Full text of The Washington Post newspaper from Dec 4, 1996 - present

Charlotte Observer (1886-present) This link opens in a new window
Charlotte Observer online from 1886 to the present.
Raleigh News & Observer This link opens in a new window
Raleigh News & Observer full text from 1991 to the present.
State (Columbia, S.C.) (via NewsBank) This link opens in a new window
The Columbia South Carolina State full text from 1987 to the present.